burning beans

Do you really not care?Cao Pi smiled wryly.Zhi'er, do you think I don't know?When my father conquered Sun Quan in the east, you and I stayed in Yecheng, so you wrote the sentence "Looking to the southwest with a sword, thinking about going to Mount Tai. Sing out in a sad voice, listen to my generous words.".You are thinking about it, you want to gallop on the battlefield and make contributions, but...Zhi'er, how can I be so affectionate as you...

I don't know if he could see what Cao Pi was thinking at the moment, Cao Zhi said again: "Zi Huan, do you still remember Yuan Shao and Liu Biao back then?"

For a while, he didn't realize why Cao Zhi suddenly changed the subject, Cao Pi instinctively said "Yes", with a little doubt in his tone.

Cao Zhi went on to say: "Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, Liu Qi and Liu Cong all fought each other for their father's inheritance, while Yuan Shao and Liu Biao were also vacillating, sitting and watching their sons do their own thing, and things behind them were messed up. , ruined many years of foundation in vain. Zihuan, how can we repeat their tragedy? Since my father chose you as his son, I am destined to be abandoned. So, you don’t have to blame yourself for this, really, don’t .”

The hands holding Cao Zhi stiffened instantly, and the shock was so great that Cao Pi couldn't even think about how to react.How many people are willing to be the abandoned ones?Zhi'er, how much pain did you endure to make such a decision?I thought you... It turns out that you think much more than I do... With you like this, how can I love you enough?Thoughts spread to his arms, Cao Pi could no longer control his emotions. With his arms closed, he hugged Cao Zhi tightly, murmured "Zhi'er..." and then raised his jaw Then I kissed it all at once...

On the other hand, Cao Cao, who wanted to use Cao Zhi as the general of Nanzhong Lang to conquer the captives and send him to rescue Cao Ren, sighed a long time after getting the reward that "the Marquis of Linzi is too drunk to accept his orders", and said: "Then then Let Gongming (Xu Huang) go."

At the same time, Cao Cao sent an envoy to Jiangdong to cut off the land in the south of the Yangtze River, hoping to attack Guan Yu together with him.So Sun Quan sent Lu Meng to lead the army, and successively occupied Gong'an, Nanjun and Jiangling. At the same time, Lu Xun stationed troops in Yiling and guarded the mouth of the gorge to prevent reinforcements.

In the first month of the 25th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan's department killed Pan Zhang, Ma Zhong, Guan Yu, and Guan Ping's father and son in Linju, and passed on their heads to Cao Cao.

Gengzi, a generation of traitor Cao Cao died in Luoyang at the age of 66.The last decree said: "The world is not yet stable, and the ancient times have not been followed. After the burial, all the clothes will be removed. Those who have soldiers in the garrison are not allowed to leave the garrison. There are divisions with their own duties. Clothes are collected in time, and there is no gold, jade and treasure. "At that time, Cao Zhang was the general of Yueqi and stayed in Chang'an.Before Cao Cao died, he summoned Cao Zhang to Luoyang, but he failed to meet his son in the end.

In February, Cao Cao was buried in Gaoling, with the posthumous title of "King Wu".In the same month, Cao Pi received Wei Wang Xishou, heir to the position of Wei Wang and prime minister, and respected Bian as the queen mother.In March, the 25th year of Jian'an was changed to the first year of Yankang, with Jia Xu as Taiwei, Hua Xin as Xiangguo, and Wang Lang as Yushi doctor.

In the same year, Chen Qun's suggestion was adopted to implement the nine-rank Zhongzheng system to select officials.

As the hometown of the Cao family, people in Qiao County are both proud and sad at this time.Of course, these emotions are only expressed in the small talk after dinner, what work should be done on weekdays, and what work should be done, after all, life still has to be lived by oneself.When the dusk falls and the tired birds return to their nests, the people working in the fields pack up their farm tools and start walking back in twos and threes.On the horizon ahead, there are little lights lit one after another. They are not connected together, and some places are even a little sparse, but at this time they are the lights that guide these people who have worked hard for a day to go home, and a part of their hearts. warmth.Because they represent a hot meal, a pot of hot water, and a destination, and for ordinary people, that's all they want.Who is the emperor, who is in power, what does it matter?Where is there a war again, as long as it doesn't hit the door of the house, how can it be my turn to worry about it?This is the world of ordinary people, simple but warm.

The sky is getting darker and darker. I don't know when it will start. The clouds are gradually covering the surrounding fields, and they are getting thicker and thicker. Even the evening glow is gradually being blocked.Xu Shi felt that the sky was different, and everyone couldn't help raising their heads, but at the next moment they all exclaimed: "What is that?" "It's moving!" "It's still shining?"...

In a village not far away, an old man was sitting under the eaves waiting for his sons to come home for dinner, playing with a few stones in his hand boredly.At this moment, I saw him standing up "huo", the speed is not like that of an old man who has entered the seventies.The stone in his hand fell to the ground without knowing it, the old man murmured: "There appeared again...the dragon..."

In March of the first year of Yankang, after about 45 years, Huanglong reappeared in Qiao.Everyone in the world is saying that this year, something big is going to happen...

In April, General Xiahou Dun died.In the same month, the white pheasant appeared in Rao'an County.In July, Cao Pi led his army to Qiao, and feasted on the Sixth Army and Qiao's father and people in the east of the city.In August, Shiyi County Yanfeng Collection.

Auspiciousness appeared one after another, as if God was really foretelling something.The moonlight was like water, Cao Pi looked up at the night sky in the independent courtyard, as if he was thinking about something, and did not move for a long time.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed long ago, and now is not a good time to look at the moon." The slightly joking words, who dare to talk to Cao Pi like this at this time, who else but Cao Zhi?

Cao Pi was not annoyed when his thinking was interrupted. Instead, he smiled and said, "Although the moonlight tonight is not as bright as that of the Mid-Autumn Festival, it has an extra cool beauty. Isn't it worth admiring?"

"That's right, I'm in a state of mind, when and where can't I watch the moon?" Cao Zhi walked to Cao Pi's side and looked up at the cold moon in the night sky with him.

The arm was raised naturally, trying to grab Cao Zhi's shoulder, but stopped halfway, Cao Pi struggled for a while, and finally put down his hand, but the conversation changed: "Zhi'er, do you believe in omens and prophecies?"

Unexpectedly, Cao Pi would ask himself this, Cao Zhi was stunned, and suddenly smiled "Puchi": "Someone came to persuade you to become emperor again?"

"Yes. I also talked about a bunch of prophecies, celestial phenomena, the beginning and beginning of the five virtues, etc., as if if I don't call myself emperor, I'm going against the heaven and my ancestors."

"The title of the emperor is the son of heaven, which is the son of heaven, and the destiny of heaven. Therefore, those who want to ascend the throne always try to do something magical to show that it is heaven's will to call themselves emperor, and heaven's will cannot be violated. Zi Since Huan wants that seat, what's the point of using them? Although I know you don't believe in them, they are often very effective."

"Of course I want the supreme power, but I hope that I can obtain it by my own strength, not these illusory things. It is clearly my own ambition, but I have to put on a layer of God's will, Zhizhi you Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

Hearing this, Cao Zhi laughed loudly: "You don't believe it, but others do. Besides, so many people can rack their brains to find the so-called prophecy from a pile of ancient books for you, and collect it painstakingly. The so-called auspiciousness, is it not your ability?"

When Cao Zhi said this, Cao Pi also laughed.Looking at Cao Zhi under the moon, he was dressed in a pure white robe, shimmering faintly under the moonlight, his crystal clear skin had a luster like white jade, his eyebrows and eyes were curved, and he was as warm and moist as a young man.The night wind blew, and the clothes fluttered, adding a bit of unrestraint, like a banished fairy under the moon, who seemed to be able to ride the breeze and return to the heaven at any time... Sudden surprise in his heart, Cao Pi suddenly felt that his whole heart was suddenly blown The man pulled hard, and then he jumped wildly. Before he could react, he hugged him tightly into his arms. Only then did he feel that his heartbeat gradually calmed down, and the anxiety at that moment just now gradually dissipated.With a little more force in his hands, Cao Pi panted slightly, as if the palpitations just now were unbearable for him, until he felt that he was actually holding that person in his arms, and then he had the strength to say: "Zhi'er..."

Being strangled by Cao Pi's arms, Cao Zhi frowned slightly, but the moment he heard Cao Pi's call, he felt an inexplicable distress.Like telepathy, Cao Zhi raised his hand to hug Cao Pi back, and whispered comfortingly: "I am here, I am..." For some reason, Cao Zhi felt that Cao Pi at this moment was like a helpless child.

Smelling the familiar faint fragrance of Cao Zhi, Cao Pi's mood finally gradually calmed down, his arms loosened, but he still hugged Cao Zhi and did not let go.Lying beside Cao Zhi's ear, Cao Pi murmured: "You are mine, mine..." However, another batch of memorials sent up along with the bunch of memorials to persuade himself to proclaim himself emperor appeared in his mind extremely inappropriately. Booklet:

"During King Wu's funeral, not only did the Marquis of Linzi show no sense of grief, but he drank recklessly and talked and laughed recklessly. This was extremely disrespectful to King Wu and should be punished."

"The Marquis of Linzi has no officials, behaves contemptuously, and behaves arrogantly. He should be punished as a crime."

"When Wang inherited the throne of King Wei, the Marquis of Linzi complained a lot in private. His words were extremely unpleasant, and he really lost his manners. I hope the king will punish him to make the distinction between superior and inferior."

"The Marquis of Linzi and the Marquis of Yanling communicate frequently in private, and there is fear of misconduct, so we have to guard against it."

"Marquis of Linzi..."

Cao Pi himself can't remember when it started. People around him always regard Zhi'er as a stumbling block to him. Even now that he has inherited his father's position, some people still worry about his younger brother, and even some reports There was already a faint killing intent in his eyes.And this is his Zhi'er, the Zhi'er who is willing to bear the name of good wine and insolence for himself, and is willing to abandon his childhood ideals, how can those people see this affection?But he hates that he can only block everyone's mouths with brotherly love, and what's even more hateful is that he gets more "hard-hearted" persuasion.Does it have to be so?Just because his Zhi'er was smart and talented, and was once loved by his father, wouldn't they be able to tolerate him?At this time, Cao Pi suddenly wanted to ask God: What should I do?If I become the emperor, will I be able to be tougher?Did they no longer dare to contradict themselves?Is it possible to keep Zhi'er by my side?Cao Pi has forgotten that at this time, he can already be said to be an uncrowned king, and what stands between him and Cao Zhi is not the lack of power, but their compromise with the world.

Slightly loosening the arms around Cao Zhi, Cao Pi raised Cao Zhi's chin with one hand, his forehead touched, his eyes were soft: "Zhi'er, watch me, watch me ascend the throne, okay?"

Cao Zhi smiled, and raised his hand to caress the face that was similar to himself, but with a little more resolute lines, his lips parted slightly, and he said "good" softly.

The night was as cold as water, but it couldn't cool down the scorching passion between the two.